by Carol A. Josel | Dec 21, 2012 | Making Education News
A Chicago policy requiring 9th graders to double-up on algebra has resulted in a 17% improvement in graduation rates when combined with those who graduated in 4 or 5 years. Newark’s highly praised new contract includes a pay-for-performance component allowing...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 13, 2012 | Making Education News
All but Alaska, Texas, and Virginia have adopted the Common Core Standards, which are being taught in English/language arts, math, and literacy in science, history, social studies, and technical subjects. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 11, 2012 | Making Education News
To comply with such existing federal programs as School Improvement Grants, more than 30 states have changed statutes to require principal evaluations based in “significant part” on standardized test scores. Says the Pew Research Center, for the first...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 6, 2012 | Making Education News
Turns out districts applying for the latest Race to the Top grant competition will, in many cases, spend more applying than they’d receive if they win–sometimes nine times more. A Time and Carnegie Corporation poll of 1,000 adults found that 80% believe...
by Carol A. Josel | Dec 5, 2012 | Making Education News
Two years ago, the U.S. Department of Education awarded $650 million in Investing in Innovation (i3) grants, but grantees are now having trouble raising the more than $100 million in matching private funds. Twenty school districts and non-profits are set to share $150...
by Carol A. Josel | Nov 30, 2012 | Making Education News
The Obama administration is awarding $290 million in grants to reward top teachers and boost opportunities for teachers who work in the almost 1,000 impoverished schools in 18 states and D.C. The U.S. Department of Education is sending more than $24 million to 22...
